Marital transitions among Vietnam-era repatriated prisoners of war

Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 777-795

  Cohan, Catherine L ^a   Cole, Steven ^b   Davila, Joanne ^c  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Divorce; Marriage; Prisoner of war; Stressful events; Vietnam War

Indexed keywords

EID: 30344455343     PISSN: 02654075     EISSN: 14603608     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0265407505058680     Document Type: Article

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